It’s the end of the year and we’re so happy to be here. 

Join us as we reflect on all of the amazing interviews we were lucky to do this year, our last community care circle and we shared some poetry and appreciation for all that is Little Gifts. 

Sue Ellen read On Listening by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer and Savanna read an excerpt of Poetry Is Not a Luxury by Audre Lorde

Our next monthly community care circle will be Sunday January 25th at 10am. This is a space to come together to be in community, get centered, prime the creative pumps and have some room to just be as you are. Mark your calendar! 

The zoom link will be accessible through our substack  https://littlegifts.substack.com 

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Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars over on Spotify. You can email us at [email protected] or find us on isntagram @littlegiftspodcast.

Find Sue Ellens artwork at www.sueellenparkinson.com or connect with her on instagram @sue.ellen.parkinson. And the same goes for Savanna! Find more about her practice at www.savannawonderwheel.com or connect on instagram @savannabeing.

We’re resting over here and we hope you are too, we’ll be back next week <3

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Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars over on Spotify. You can email us at [email protected] or find us on isntagram @littlegiftspodcast.

Find Sue Ellens artwork at www.sueellenparkinson.com or connect with her on instagram @sue.ellen.parkinson. And the same goes for Savanna! Find more about her practice at www.savannawonderwheel.com or connect on instagram @savannabeing.

Winter Solstice is fast approaching and we’re trying our best to slow our pace to match the season. Please enjoy this re-release of our 6th episode where we get into all things winter solstice and the magic of the mundane…. 

Episode 6. In honor of the upcoming winter solstice (our favorite holiday over here!) we’re talking rituals. Small day to day rituals and big over the top once a year rituals, along with finding the magic in both the mundane and the magnificent. 

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Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars over on Spotify. You can email us at [email protected] or find us on isntagram @littlegiftspodcast.

Find Sue Ellens artwork at www.sueellenparkinson.com or connect with her on instagram @sue.ellen.parkinson. And the same goes for Savanna! Find more about her practice at www.savannawonderwheel.com or connect on instagram @savannabeing.

Join us for our December Community Care Circle 💕

These gatherings are an offering of space for folks to come together for community connection, for creative encouragement and for having sacred space to reconnect to self. (which I know I always need but especially need more during this time of year where so many outside forces are pulling and pressing on us)

Sunday December 14th, 10:00-11:00am PST over Zoom, we can’t wait to gather with you!

Join us on Zoom through this link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/4686864087?omn=87091839347

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Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars over on Spotify. You can email us at [email protected] or find us on isntagram @littlegiftspodcast.

Find Sue Ellens artwork at www.sueellenparkinson.com or connect with her on instagram @sue.ellen.parkinson. And the same goes for Savanna! Find more about her practice at www.savannawonderwheel.com or connect on instagram @savannabeing.

Join us a for a heart-full conversation with somatic movement and sex-educator Adriana Rizzolo. Through her many years of coaching, teaching, and facilitation, Adriana has helped countless people around the world awaken to their aliveness and power, heal trauma and patterns of helplessness, and feel at home in their bodies so that they can start living life in alignment with their soul’s truth in service to collective liberation. Listen in and let the love wash over you. 

You can find out more about Adriana and her offerings at https://www.bodytemple.church/  or on instagram @artofloving 

Some of the amazing teachers mentioned in this episode are: 

Deborah Sundahl 

Heidi Rose Robbins 

Mirabai Starr 

Alessandra Belloni 

And you can see Sue Ellens painting of Lilith here. 

We’re excited to join again for our next monthly get together over zoom will be Sunday December 14 at 10am. This is a space to come together to be in community, get centered, prime the creative pumps and have some room to just be as you are. Mark your calendar! 

The zoom link will be accessible through our substack  https://littlegifts.substack.com 

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Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars over on Spotify. You can email us at [email protected] or find us on isntagram @littlegiftspodcast.

Find Sue Ellens artwork at www.sueellenparkinson.com or connect with her on instagram @sue.ellen.parkinson. And the same goes for Savanna! Find more about her practice at www.savannawonderwheel.com or connect on instagram @savannabeing.

We’re all being bombarded by sales and the push to buy buy buy from the big box stores, but what if instead you turned to the thrift shop? What if you could relish in the thrill of the hunt, letting your fingers graze against different fabrics. Let your gut guide you through the store until you found the magic lamp tucked away in the corner waiting for a new life? 

Join Savanna and Sue Ellen as they reflect on the thrill and shame of the purchase. Maybe you’ll be inspired to take a pause and ask yourself what you’re really trying to buy before clicking check out on Amazon this cyber Monday. 

Episode mentions: 

Find the amazing photographer Nico Nelson here.

Watch Dan Deacons dancing furniture music video here. 

We’re excited to join again for our next monthly get together over zoom will be Sunday December 14 at 10am. This is a space to come together to be in community, get centered, prime the creative pumps and have some room to just be as you are. Mark your calendar! 

The zoom link will be accessible through our substack  https://littlegifts.substack.com 

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Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars over on Spotify. You can email us at [email protected] or find us on isntagram @littlegiftspodcast.

Find Sue Ellens artwork at www.sueellenparkinson.com or connect with her on instagram @sue.ellen.parkinson. And the same goes for Savanna! Find more about her practice at www.savannawonderwheel.com or connect on instagram @savannabeing.

“The language of dance is heretic no matter what culture you’re in so the art of dance can speak to any culture because it is a language of movement.” - Anandha Ray 

It turns out we’re all multilingual when it comes to the unspoken languages of the body. 

Join us for an inspiring conversation with Anandha Ray on the power of creating and living your purpose through art, and in Anandha’s case through dance.  

You can find out more about Anandha and her work as a dancer, artist and more at  https://anandharay.com/ 

Watch the piece Covenant here.

And For the Women of Belarus here. 

We’re excited to join again for our next monthly get together over zoom will be Sunday December 14 at 10am. This is a space to come together to be in community, get centered, prime the creative pumps and have some room to just be as you are. Mark your calendar! 

The zoom link will be accessible through our substack  https://littlegifts.substack.com 

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Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars over on Spotify. You can email us at [email protected] or find us on isntagram @littlegiftspodcast.

Find Sue Ellens artwork at www.sueellenparkinson.com or connect with her on instagram @sue.ellen.parkinson. And the same goes for Savanna! Find more about her practice at www.savannawonderwheel.com or connect on instagram @savannabeing.

This week is another little love fest. We share some reflections on our amazing guests, some life updates, and are reminded of how powerfully affirming it can be to be trusted enough to be asked for help. 

We’re also thrilled to our next monthly get together over zoom will be Sunday December 14 at 10am. This is a space to come together to be in community, get centered, prime the creative pumps and have some room to just be as you are. Mark your calendar! 

The zoom link will be accessible through our substack  https://littlegifts.substack.com 

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Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars over on Spotify. You can email us at [email protected] or find us on isntagram @littlegiftspodcast.

Find Sue Ellens artwork at www.sueellenparkinson.com or connect with her on instagram @sue.ellen.parkinson. And the same goes for Savanna! Find more about her practice at www.savannawonderwheel.com or connect on instagram @savannabeing.

Have you ever felt the call that you maybe just can’t make sense of where it’s coming from? And have you ever said yes to that call? Brianna listened to that deep soul call and found herself all the way across the seas in Egypt. Join us for a rich conversation all about listening to your gut when you hear a call to action that you may not quite understand. 

Biranna is hosting a pilgrimage to Egypt in March of 2026. You can find out more and register at https://motheregypt.com/#mother-egypt-march-2026

If you are interested in reaching out to Brianna directly she would love to hear from you at [email protected]

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Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars over on Spotify. You can email us at [email protected] or find us on isntagram @littlegiftspodcast.

Find Sue Ellens artwork at www.sueellenparkinson.com or connect with her on instagram @sue.ellen.parkinson. And the same goes for Savanna! Find more about her practice at www.savannawonderwheel.com or connect on instagram @savannabeing.

Join us as we talk to the one and only Caro Gomez on the beauty that can come from the blending of cultures, the power of acknowledging our ancestors (the ones we like and the ones we’re not so proud of) and the joy of being a witch. 

Caro tells us about her family’s celebration of Dia De Los Muertos, tales of Maxímon, how we can connect with our ancestors in more ways than lighting a candle, her journey to accepting her not so popular ancestors, and her famous Sopa De Frijoles… see the recipe below ;). 

You can find Caro on instagram @carogomez_joywitch 

Caro’s FAMOUS SOPA DE FRIJOLES:

As we step into day of the dead, I honour my ancestors through food. The one recipe that I’ve perfected through the years but not because I’ve followed “a recipe” I do it because it takes me back to ancestors I never met but through food I hear. And my mum taught me how to make this too. Although I’ve given it my own twist ;)

I’ve added my own ways of making it yummy, including adding 100% raw joy witch cacao (it’s the one I produce, like literally putting my hands through the fermentation vats), and cinnamon and ancho chili pepper, plus other spices as they feel called. 

The recipe but not really…

500g of red kidney beans, remove any bits of dirt, touch them, connect to them…they come from the land. Leave to soak over night. Don’t skip this step - they’re easier to digest and softer in your belly and cook better.

Bring a big pot of water to boil… 

add:

The beans - let them boil for about 30min then add…

1 onion

1 green pepper

1 juicy big tomato

2-3 whole cloves of garlic 

40g ish of raw cacao (better of it’s not powdered, you want the block)

Cinnamon 

1-2 ancho chili pepper 

Rosemary, salt

Other herbs (play, get into your inner kitchen witch)

Optional: add diced pork shoulder (divine!) 

Required: play your favourite music and dance as you make this dish.

Leave  to cook for about 3hrs. Keep an eye on the water level - add if it starts to 'run out' of
water.

Serve with avocado, lime, salt to taste, and a dash of crème fraiche and fresh cilantro/ parsley
Enjoy!

Tip: I love to then freeze half cup portions to have ready to accompany meals or have on its own :)

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Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and leave us some stars over on Spotify. You can email us at [email protected] or find us on isntagram @littlegiftspodcast.

Find Sue Ellens artwork at www.sueellenparkinson.com or connect with her on instagram @sue.ellen.parkinson. And the same goes for Savanna! Find more about her practice at www.savannawonderwheel.com or connect on instagram @savannabeing.